Barbara Bush’s visits to San Antonio

April 17, 2018Updated: April 18, 2018 8:17am

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First Lady Barbara Bush plays pool with 12-year-old Tyrone Darden at the East Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio on Feb. 26, 1992. Tyrone said later he thought he was playing with Texas Gov. Ann Richards.
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First Lady Barbara Bush plays pool with 12-year-old Tyrone Darden at the East Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio on Feb. 26, 1992. Tyrone said later he thought he was playing with Texas Gov. Ann ... more

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Carter Castille, conference chairwoman for the 24th Texas Legislative Conference, looks on with laughter as First Lady Barbara Bush hides her face, showing her bashful side. Tom Loeffler was singing Bush's praises, as she was honored as the "Texan of the Year" on March 23, 1990.
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Carter Castille, conference chairwoman for the 24th Texas Legislative Conference, looks on with laughter as First Lady Barbara Bush hides her face, showing her bashful side. Tom Loeffler was singing Bush's ... more

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George H.W. and Barbara Bush talk with Travis County Commissioner Ann Richards and former Texas Gov. John Connally in 1979.
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George H.W. and Barbara Bush talk with Travis County Commissioner Ann Richards and former Texas Gov. John Connally in 1979.
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From the original caption: From left, Spurs Center David Robinson, First Lady Barbara Bush, President George H.W. Bush, and Spurs owner Red McCombs enjoy a basketball game at the West End Multi-Service Center Thursday Feb. 27, 1992 after the conclusion of the San Antonio Summit. less

From the original caption: From left, Spurs Center David Robinson, First Lady Barbara Bush, President George H.W. Bush, and Spurs owner Red McCombs enjoy a basketball game at the West End Multi-Service Center ... more

Second Lady Barbara Bush signs the registry at Smith Elementary School as Student Council President Sheila Torres (center left) and Vice President Monique Carr look on in 1981.
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Second Lady Barbara Bush signs the registry at Smith Elementary School as Student Council President Sheila Torres (center left) and Vice President Monique Carr look on in 1981.
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First Lady Barbara Bush talks to Courtney Dye of San Antonio, the national poster child for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, at the Holiday Inn Airport on March 27, 1989.
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First Lady Barbara Bush talks to Courtney Dye of San Antonio, the national poster child for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, at the Holiday Inn Airport on March 27, 1989.
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First Lady Barbara Bush hugs Eugenia White, one of the clients at the Center for Health Care Services, on March 2, 1992. She is in San Antonio with President George H.W. Bush for the seven-nation drug summit that President Bush is hosting.
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First Lady Barbara Bush hugs Eugenia White, one of the clients at the Center for Health Care Services, on March 2, 1992. She is in San Antonio with President George H.W. Bush for the seven-nation drug summit ... more

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Former President George H.W. Bush (center) and General James T. Conway, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, along with former first lady Barbara Bush (right) gets ready to cut the ribbon at the grand opening celebration of the George H.W. Bush Gallery at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. The opening celebration was held in conjunction with Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies. JOHN DAVENPORT/jdavenport@express-news.net less

Former President George H.W. Bush (center) and General James T. Conway, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, along with former first lady Barbara Bush (right) gets ready to cut the ribbon at the grand opening ... more

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Second Lady Barbara Bush hugs an unidentified girl in November 1981.
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Second Lady Barbara Bush hugs an unidentified girl in November 1981.
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First Lady Barbara Bush speaks to AARP members at their convention in San Antonio on June 2, 1992.
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First Lady Barbara Bush speaks to AARP members at their convention in San Antonio on June 2, 1992.
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First Lady Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush talk with Marine Sgt. Gregory A. Johnson (center) and Army Pfc. Wallace Brooks (foreground right) during a visit to Wilford Hall Medical Center on Dec. 31, 1989. The woman just to the right of Johnson is his fiancée, Laura Smith. The other woman is unidentified. Johnson and Brooks were wounded in Panama on Dec. 20, and among the first to be evacuated to San Antonio. Johnson was wounded in the head and left hand, and Brooks received a shell fragment wound in his left shoulder.
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First Lady Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush talk with Marine Sgt. Gregory A. Johnson (center) and Army Pfc. Wallace Brooks (foreground right) during a visit to Wilford Hall Medical Center on Dec. 31, ... more

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John Kerr, author Mary Higgins Clark, former First Lady Barbara Bush and author Carol Higgins Clark attend a reception for the San Antonio Committee for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the Central Library on Nov. 20, 1996.
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John Kerr, author Mary Higgins Clark, former First Lady Barbara Bush and author Carol Higgins Clark attend a reception for the San Antonio Committee for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the ... more

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First Lady Barbara Bush shakes hands with San Antonio singer Sandy Wyatt after a show at the Majestic Theater on July 10, 1990. Bush was in town as part of the Economic Summit.
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First Lady Barbara Bush shakes hands with San Antonio singer Sandy Wyatt after a show at the Majestic Theater on July 10, 1990. Bush was in town as part of the Economic Summit.
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First Lady Barbara Bush participates in an anti-drug trivia game Feb. 27, 1992, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio. Seated on the first lady's right is Komeka Bolden.
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First Lady Barbara Bush participates in an anti-drug trivia game Feb. 27, 1992, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio. Seated on the first lady's right is Komeka Bolden.
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First Lady Barbara Bush admires the painting given to her by Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989, as center director Gloria Rodriguez looks on. The painting was done by local artist Jesse Trevino.
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First Lady Barbara Bush admires the painting given to her by Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989, as center director Gloria Rodriguez looks on. The painting was done by local artist Jesse Trevino. ... more

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San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell makes a proclamation to First Lady Barbara Bush in front of the Alamo on July 10, 1990, as part of the Economic Summit visit.
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San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell makes a proclamation to First Lady Barbara Bush in front of the Alamo on July 10, 1990, as part of the Economic Summit visit.
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METRO/daily: Former First Lady Barbara Bush (L) and her son Texas Govonor George W. Bush go over 13-year-old Ashley Thompson's reading class assignment during the dedication of Barbara Bush Middle School in the Northeast Independent School District Monday morning. Thompson is in the eighth grade. Staff Photo By: John Davenport less

METRO/daily: Former First Lady Barbara Bush (L) and her son Texas Govonor George W. Bush go over 13-year-old Ashley Thompson's reading class assignment during the dedication of Barbara Bush Middle School in the ... more

First Lady Barbara Bush watches children work while touring the Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989.
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First Lady Barbara Bush watches children work while touring the Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989.
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Second Lady Barbara Bush is interviewed by Burbank student Lina Mires, a member of the San Antonio Youth Literacy Council, on July 12, 1988 at the Mexican American UNITY Council on W. Commerce.
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Second Lady Barbara Bush is interviewed by Burbank student Lina Mires, a member of the San Antonio Youth Literacy Council, on July 12, 1988 at the Mexican American UNITY Council on W. Commerce.
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First Lady Barbara Bush watches children work while touring the Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989.
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First Lady Barbara Bush watches children work while touring the Avance Child Development Center on Sept. 19, 1989.
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President George H.W. Bush gives a "thumbs up" to the crowd at the Majestic Theater as First Lady Barbara Bush looks on Feb. 27, 1992. President and Mrs. Bush are in San Antonio for the seven-nation drug summit that President Bush is hosting.
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President George H.W. Bush gives a "thumbs up" to the crowd at the Majestic Theater as First Lady Barbara Bush looks on Feb. 27, 1992. President and Mrs. Bush are in San Antonio for the seven-nation drug ... more

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President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, cheer at the action Feb. 26, 1992, during a Spurs-sponsored "Drug-Free Basketball League" game at the West End Multi-Service Center Gym.
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President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, cheer at the action Feb. 26, 1992, during a Spurs-sponsored "Drug-Free Basketball League" game at the West End Multi-Service Center Gym.
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President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara board Air Force One at San Antonio International Airport on Dec. 31, 1989.
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President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara board Air Force One at San Antonio International Airport on Dec. 31, 1989.
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Army Sgt. Kyle Kelley looks up at President George H.W. Bush during Bush's visit to soldiers wounded in Panama recovering at Wilford Hall Medical Center on Dec. 31, 1989. Kelley, 20, received fragment wounds in his lower back on Dec. 20. He is from Santee, Calif., and has served in the Army nearly three years.
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Army Sgt. Kyle Kelley looks up at President George H.W. Bush during Bush's visit to soldiers wounded in Panama recovering at Wilford Hall Medical Center on Dec. 31, 1989. Kelley, 20, received fragment wounds in ... more

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First Lady Barbara Bush reacts after making a shot while playing pool during a tour of a Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio on Feb. 26, 1992. She is in San Antonio with President George H.W. Bush for the seven-nation drug summit that President Bush is hosting.
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First Lady Barbara Bush reacts after making a shot while playing pool during a tour of a Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio on Feb. 26, 1992. She is in San Antonio with President George H.W. Bush for the ... more

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November 20,1996/Former First Lady Barbara Bush talks with kids from Stone Oake Elem. at a groundbreaking ceremony for a middle school bearing her name, Wednesday afternoon. Mandy Weckman,6, is touched by the former first lady as she sees the little girl is wearing pearls. Photo byMorris Goen less

November 20,1996/Former First Lady Barbara Bush talks with kids from Stone Oake Elem. at a groundbreaking ceremony for a middle school bearing her name, Wednesday afternoon. Mandy Weckman,6, is touched by the ... more

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Kay Bailey Hutchinson was joined by former first lady Barbara Bush to give an overview of her education policy at KIPP Aspire Academy in San Antonio, Monday, February 8, 2010. Jennifer Whitney/ special to the Express-News less

Kay Bailey Hutchinson was joined by former first lady Barbara Bush to give an overview of her education policy at KIPP Aspire Academy in San Antonio, Monday, February 8, 2010. Jennifer Whitney/ special to the ... more

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Former first lady Barbara Bush speaks Wednesday night March 21, 2001 to an audience at Laurie Auditorium at Trinity University. Bush, in her first address at the university, said she believes people in the United States must be able to speak english if they want to be first class citizens. less

Former first lady Barbara Bush speaks Wednesday night March 21, 2001 to an audience at Laurie Auditorium at Trinity University. Bush, in her first address at the university, said she believes people in the ... more

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Former First Lady, Barbara Bush speaks to members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

Former First Lady, Barbara Bush speaks to members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

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METRO Former First Lady, Barbara Bush jokes with members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. of BARBARA BUSH AT EMPIRE THEATER TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

METRO Former First Lady, Barbara Bush jokes with members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. of BARBARA BUSH AT EMPIRE THEATER TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

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METRO Former First Lady, Barbara Bush jokes with members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. BARBARA BUSH AT EMPIRE THEATER TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

METRO Former First Lady, Barbara Bush jokes with members of the Womens Leadership Council Friday at the Empire Theater. BARBARA BUSH AT EMPIRE THEATER TOM REEL/STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2003.

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Joci Straus (founder Womens Leadership Council), Kye Fox (incomming chair), Barbara Bush (speaker) and Nick Hollis (chairman of SA Library Foundation) were at the Majestic Theater on 11/14/2003 for the Womens Leadership Council of the United Way 100th Anniversary event. names checked photo by leland a. outz less

September 1980: With her husband as Ronald Reagan’s running mate, Barbara Bush visited San Antonio during which she described herself as “a little boring.” She also told the San Antonio Express-News that she had quit trying to compete with Nancy Reagan’s “trim, fashion-model persona.”

1981: During this trip to visit San Antonio schools, she noted that daughter-in-law Laura Bush was in the hospital about to give birth to twins. Bush joked, “Twins are a double joy for grandparents, and double trouble for parents.”

1988: While her husband was out campaigning for president, Bush gave young teachers a pep talk at Trinity University. Concerning test and assignment results, she said, “Always ask for better and accept the best, not just passing.”

Feb. 26-27, 1992: In San Antonio with President George H.W. Bush for the “San Antonio Summit” — a meeting with the leaders of six Latin American countries. The focus was drug policy and stops included a Spurs-sponsored “Drug-Free Basketball League” game at the West End Multi-Service Center Gym. The first lady also made time for a game of pool at the East Side Boys & Girls Club.

1996: In town for the groundbreaking of Barbara Bush Middle School in the North East Independent School District, then the fourth school in the U.S. and second in Texas to bear her name.

2001: At a event at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium, Bush noted, “”I am probably one of the few mothers in America who knows exactly where her child is and what he is doing at all times.”

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